Controlling virtual mouse is one of most important operation of aeroTAP.
Please refer to the tutorial video, and practice it by yourself. Once you understand it, it will simplify all aeroTAP operation.
Step1. Activate the virtual cursor
To activate the virtual cursor, you can tap (or drawing circles ) your finger on virtual screen.
Step2. Lock the virtual cursor
When virtual cursor is activated, lock the cursor by tapping smaller area. The color of virtual cursor will be turned to RED and actual mouse cursor will be relocated to that position.
Step3. Adjusting the location of virtual cursor
To adjust the location of virtual cursor, you can tap your finger at above/down or right/left of virtual cursor. i.e. if you want to move the cursor to move up, you should tap the above area of cursor( actual cursor).
If you're tapping your finger from far distance from current virtual cursor position, it will cancel or unlock the virtual cursor.
Hint: To cancel the virtual cursor, you can wave your hand. Virtual cursor will be turned off.
Step4. Location of cursor
Once you have moved the cursor to target location, you should stop tapping your finger, then it will lock the cursor for next action( Click). The color of virtual cursor will be turned gray and wait for your click action.
Once virtual cursor is locked for action, you can't cancel the virtual cursor. Please wait until virtual cursor is canceled.
Step5-1. Mouse Click Action
To perform 'Click' action, you just open your fingers. Then it will cross the virtual cursor area. It will cause click action.
Step5-2. Mouse Double Click
If you consequently close your fingers and it across the virtual cursor area, click action will performed again like double click.
SMART mode
To improve the usability, aeroTAP provides SMART mode for Web browser and desktop.
With Smart mode, aeroTAP detects clickable objects on current active Window such as Links on Browser screen, Buttons on application dialogbox and Icons on desktop screen, then assist user's cursor pointing.
Auto click is only activated when the Internet Explorer, Firefox or desktop is your current active Window.
You move the cursor to the hyper link, then aeroTAP open new link automatically.
On desktop screen, aeroTAP adjust your cursor to nearest desktop icon position. It will improve usability.
aeroTAP Buttons
aeroTAP also provides virtual button onto virtual touch screen to provide several common operation for OS control.
aeroTAP virtual button is always placed on left top of virtual touch screen.
By tapping those area on virtual touch screen, the virtual control button will be displayed.
aeroTAP
Windows
[aeroPAD button]
Tapping aeroTAP buttin, it will show additional 3 buttons as the following:
Tapping [aeroPAD] buttin, it will statr aeroPAD application launcher comes with aeroTAP.
Tapping [Home] button, it will show Home Page when browser is running, and 1st Slide when Power Point is running.
Tapping [Full Screen] button , it will maxmize current active application.
[aeroTAP Windows button]
Tapping the aeroTAP Windows button, it will shows additional three virtual buttons.
1. [Switch the application] button
By tapping this button, you can switch active applications.
2. [Desktop] button
By tapping this button, you can switch to desktop screen.
3. [Close application] button
By tapping this button, you can close current active application.
If you are running Vista or Windows 7 and enabled 3D Flip feature, you can use 3D Flip to switch the applications.
aeroTAP Application buttons
aeroTAP provides several virtual button features to control applications.
aeroTAP application button will be displayed when tapping aeroTAP button on right top screen.
Currently aeroTAP supports the following applications.
FireFox, IE, Chrome
iTunes
WinDVD, PowerDVD,WMPlayer
MS PowerPoint
Google Earth
Acrobat Reader
How to navigate MS PowerPoint
You can play Microsoft PowerPoint without touching computer.
How to navigate Browser virtual button
Browser virtual button will be activated when running FireFox, IE and Chrome.
aeroTAP Single hand gestures
aeroTAP also detects several gestures.
By using single hand gesture, you can perform scroll down/up and others depending on active Window.
Single hand gesture will perform several action depending on application:
Application
Left Hand (Left Side)
Right hand(Right side)
Internet Explror/FireFox
Scroll Up
Scroll Down
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Scroll Up
Scroll Down
Google Earth
Scroll to left
Scroll to right
aeroTAP double hand gestures (new)
aeroTAP detects several types of gestures.
With double hand gestures,you can zoom in/out or rotate to left/right.
Double hand gestures perform each action mentioned below according to the application.
Application
Wide Stretch
Narrow Stretch
Left rotate(Left hand up and right hand down)
Right rotate(Right hand up and left hand down)
Internet Explror FireFox
Zoom In
Zoom Out
Move to bext Page
Backto previous page
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Zoom In
Zoom Out
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Google Earth
Zoom In
Zoom Out
Rotate to left
Rotate to Right
After version 2.10, you should activate aeroTAP button on right top screen to start double hand gesture.
aeroTAP mouse gestures
For advanced aeroTAP users, aeroTAP provides mouse gesture operations.
Mouse gesture requires Mouse gesture application( usually plug-in for Browser) installed to your system.
Mouse Gesturre is activated for the following applications:
Application
Action
Paint(MSPaint)
Move cursor with Right Click
Firefox/Internet Explorer
Move cursor with Right Click
After version 2.10, you should activate aeroTAP button on right top screen to start mouse gesture.